Cornwall celebrates local business woman’s election

Issue date:  Monday 26th  March 2007



Business woman Carol Wells has been voted as national vice chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) at their annual conference held this year in Belfast.
Carol was the first woman to be appointed Cornwall FSB chair and was a founder member of the Objective one Business Task Force which she currently Chairs.

Carol has been either self employed or managed small companies for more than 20 years. Since retraining in 1998 she has run a specialist technical IT training company and is a qualified computer technician, Carol is also a partner in a land development company and holds an interest in a commercial vehicle hire company.  

Paul Smith, National Councillor for the FSB Cornwall Region said:
The election of Carol Wells as the Vice Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses is a result of all the hard work she has put into the Cornish Region and elsewhere in the South West to promote the Small Business person and the FSB through lobbying with Government Officers.  

Current Regional Chairman of Cornwall Barbara Ellenbroek also added her congratulations saying: “ I am delighted to congratulate Carol on her achievement of becoming National Vice Chair of the FSB. In the 5 years that I have known her she has always shown a clear understanding of the issues facing Small Businesses, and has worked tirelessly to ensure that the voice of Small Business is heard in "the corridors of power". I know that she will bring the same energy and enthusiasm to her National Role that she did to her role as Cornwall Regional Chair.”  

In her candidate profile Carol expressed her vision for the FSB, stating that the FSB is moving forward into a very exciting future with growing numbers of members and increasing opportunities to shape the economic world. The FSB is the voice of business and Carol intends to continue the work to make that voice clearer to those that make the decisions that affect the live of all small businesses.

1.          The FSB is Britain's biggest business organisation with over 205,000 members.  It exists to protect and promote the interests of the self-employed, and all those who run their own business. More information is available at www.fsb.org.uk.

2.           The FSB’s Annual Conference in Belfast took place on March 23rd and 24th.  The event heard from Shadow Chancellor George Osborne and Small Business Minister Margaret Hodge, as well as from business leaders and Northern Ireland politicians. 

For more information please go to www.fsb.org.uk/conference2007.